Evarts Admits Holmes and Winthrop as Privately Secretaries
In a Washington visit near Oliver Wendell Holmes, Robert C. Winthrop, and the poet sought Senate seats. Evarts offered them a private secretary role to gain floor access, then introduced them to the door keeper with a witty remark. The scene, recounted by the Chicago Record-Herald, highlights Evarts humorous diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Washington
Robert C. Winthrop
Senate
Evarts
Congress
Supreme Court
Chicago Record-Herald
Modesty of the great in Bryce studies and Antony's fall
In Bryce studies the modesty of Gladstone and Darwin is praised as they acknowledge ordinary flaws while great minds are conscious of limits. The Death of Mark Antony recounts his suicide over love, Cleopatra’s pursuit, and his final death in her arms after rescue and release.
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Jams Bryce
Mr. Gladstone
Ireland
Bryce
Dante
Ravenna
Mr. Darwin
Mark Antony
Octavius
Cleopatra
Scott's Emulsion Offered as Lung Treatment
An early 20th century advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the best fertilizer for weak lungs, likening consumption to a weed. It promises fresh air rest and hearty eating, notes partial self-deception risk, and offers a free sample with label guidance from Scott & Bowne chemists at 409 Pearl Street New York, priced one dollar in drugstores.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
Do You Get Up With A Lame Back
A classic patent medicine advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy with bold claims of curing lame backs and Bright s disease It promises free sample bottles and an informational book by mail and urges readers to reference the notice in the paper.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp-Root
Green's August Flower for Indigestion and Liver Troubles
Letter from readers seeking cases where Green's August Flower failed to cure indigestion dyspepsia and liver ailments plus related symptoms. Mentions pricing 25 and 75 cents, sales through druggists, and a free book offer. Also includes a brief note on papal crown history from St James' Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Green
Woodbury
N J
Mark Twain Jokes Bishop Doane at Hartford Church
Mark Twain teased Bishop Doane after a Hartford service claiming to have a book of every word from the sermon. Doane denied it, and Twain sent an unabridged dictionary the next day as a gag.
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Mark Twain
Doane
Albany
Hartford
Twain
Dr. Doane
Humorist
Boston Post
Fish Need Air and How Fishes Breathe
An explanatory note on fish respiration describing how fish require air, the problem of suffocation if air is unavailable, and how dissolved air in water supports underwater life. It uses examples like Arctic freezing and bubbles forming on glass to illustrate dissolved air and drowning risk.
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Arctic Ocean
The Tower of Silence in Bombay’s Vulture Cemetery
A vivid description of Bombay’s Tower of Silence atop Malabar Hill. A 25 foot concrete wall encloses three circular decks for men women and children around a central pit. Vultures perch above as bodies are left to be consumed then bones swept into the pit and washed by rain.
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Malabar Hill
Bombay
Lying on the Right Side for Better Sleep
A physician notes that waking with a bad taste often stems from sleeping on the left side. He explains digestion, heart function, and lung pressure are affected, so sleeping on the right side is preferable though habit must be formed gradually.
Camel Carriages On Indian Trunk Road Describe Dignified Cagelike Carts
The piece notes camel drawn wagons common on the Delhi bound trunk road. Carts vary from one to three camels and feature iron bars for protection, once maybe used for prisoners. The Punjab government’s prized char-a-bane is described with leopard skin housings and colorful riders.
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India
Delhi
Punjab
John Lockwood
Legend of Segovians at Madrid Siege
In 1083 Alfonso VI led forces to expel Moors from Madrid. Segovians, delayed by snowy passes, asked where to camp. The king, angered, told them to camp inside the city. They did so and the Segovian banner flew from Guadalajara gate at dawn.
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Alfonso VI
Madrid
Alfonso
Fuenfiia
Segovia
Guadalajara
Editor from Harkinsville visits with old Echo files
Mr. Ferguson introduces Laura to Mr. Klippinger, editor of the Echo from Harkinsville, mentioning ten years of Echo files. Mrs. Ferguson, with a mechanical smile, reveals the papers are under the dining room carpet.
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Laura
Mr. Ferguson
Mr. Klippinger
Harkinsville
The
Echo
Undertaker Identified By Child's Remark
Two young girls in front of a city dwelling spot a passing man and identify him as an undertaker. One girl explains she recognizes him as the man who undertook her grandmother, a line noted in Lipincott's.
Just His Luck in a Local Domestic Row
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet shows Mrs Henpeck wishing to do good while Mr Henpeck grows weary and resists. She hopes a caregiver will join for board and clothes, but she ultimately refuses to leave the children.
Pleasures and mushrooms quoted by Uncle Eben
A Washington Star quip compares pleasures to mushrooms noting the good kind is fine but one must beware of toadstools. The line features Uncle Eben warning about false delights and hidden dangers.
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Eben
Washington Star
No Labor No Leap in Pursuit of Achievement
A concise aphorism asserts that every possibility requires effort and setback. It emphasizes that progress rests on steady labor and learning from failures, urging perseverance in all ventures.
Breathing and the secret of good health
Doctor Maurice Manning argues that full blood circulation depends on thorough oxygenation. He says chronic congestion from bad habits impairs oxygen uptake, so proper breathing exercises build lung capacity and ensure vital organs receive richer blood. Breathing becomes a sovereign remedy for nervous depletion, potentially replacing tonics and stimulants.
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Maurice Manning
Mohammedans and Pigs Show Somaliland Curiosity
A traveler recounts a Somaliland incident highlighting Mohammedan aversion to pigs. A large warthog tusks are bribed from a Midgan woman who cuts them with a hatchet and places them on a camel. The hatchet is avoided as defiled, while the ayah performs the task at arm's length.
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Somaliland
Alan
Love of the Clover and its charms in verse
The excerpt recalls folklore about four and five leaf clovers granting luck and magical powers. It mentions dreams, seeing ghosts, safe journeys, and matching a future husband’s name, tied to a familiar Lover’s song. London Globe.
When a Mob Acts as a Group
The piece argues that punishing individuals is impractical once a mob forms because a person behaves differently in a mob than when acting alone. Public sentiment, prosecutors, and juries recognize this distinction, making post-mob punishment generally ineffective.
Opinion on alcohol value in disease and restraint
The piece argues that alcoholic beverages have value in certain diseases and stresses that moderation, not mere alcohol, matters. It states intemperance fuels crime, disease, and poverty and calls on medical professionals to combat alcohol abuse by all possible means, reflecting a London Lancet perspective.
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London Lancet
Explaining Difference Between Accident And Misfortune
Napoleon III asked a great lady to distinguish accident from misfortune shortly before seizing the throne. She replied that if you fall into the Seine and are pulled out, that would be a misfortune rather than an accident.
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Napoleon III
France
Seine
Girl Suggests Speaking To Papa About Angelic Visit
A Chicago Post snippet shows a girl urging George to talk to his father that night while he returns home, and George jokes about waiting for his slippers to be ready, capturing a domestic exchange with light humor.
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George
Chicago Post
So Mistah Erastus Pinkney Is Gwine to Get Married
A brief social note recounts rumor of Erastus Pinkney’s upcoming marriage. A coffee colored youth with a scarfpin declares Pinkney will wed, while another agrees the event is risky but fitting for his bold nature.
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Mistah Erastus Pinkney
Too Proud to Bez Comes to Empire Theatre Next Week
The Empire Theatre hosts Too Proud to Bez featuring Miss St George Hussey and a strong cast. The melodrama follows an unscrupulous lover scheming to win another man’s wife, facing social contempt and eventual imprisonment, with songs by Hussey and notable stage performers in the lineup.
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Empire Theatre
St. George Hussey
Comedienne
Mr. Carter
Alagka
Boylan
Jake Simmons
Swain Downey
the Funny Dutchmen
Fred Eckhart
L. F Lorraine
W. B. Lynds
Father disciplines sons after harsh grandma remark
A devoted father returns to his two sons who admit misbehaving by calling their grandmother a bad word. The five year old declares he called her a human being, prompting the father to warn that forgiveness is possible once but a repeat would require a spanking. The scene closes with the father maintaining decorum in the Boston Budget report style.
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Clovis
Rome
St. John
Lateran
Anastasius
Constantinople
Hormisdas
France
Boniface VIII
John KX
St James
Azette
Boston
Conscription Scam Memoir From Civil War Era
A Civil War era tale tells of a conscription fakir who extorted thousands by sending letters promising escape from the draft for two dollars. Respondents mailed him two dollar notes and received a printed slip urging them to join the nearest volunteer regiment.
Better Than a Plaster Pain Balm Advertisement
A dampened piece of flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm bound to the affected area is promoted as superior to a plaster for back and chest pains. The balm is marketed as a remedy for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains and is available from W H Baffington.
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W H. Baffington
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Miller
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Formosa
L. Simmons
O.L. Bosworth
Attorney-at-Law
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Flice
Easterbrooks
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Thames Street
Elizabeth H. Liscomb Voice Culture Studio
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Charles
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Telephone
Mrs. Williams
Waldron-Brownell Co
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R. P. Smith
William St
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
Joseph L. Buffum
Contractor & Builder
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Union St
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